Telecom connectivity in Tripura and Mizoram disrupted

Telecom connectivity in Tripura and neighbourig Mizoram has suffered a serious jolt in the past one week following repeated disruptions at the Internet gateway in Kolkata.

TNN

October 05, 2015, 08:53 IST

on November 29 in the backdrop of lukewarm response to recently concluded 2G spectrum auction.AGARTALA: Telecom connectivity in Tripura and neighbourig Mizoram has suffered a serious jolt in the past one week following repeated disruptions at the Internet gateway in Kolkata. The additional general manager of BSNL, looking after internet related issues of the northeast, Edwinson Swer admitted that there was connectivity problems and said the cables at Kolkata were cut because of road expansion.

“At least seven out of 10 circuit disorders were reported which affected the entire northeast. We are managing the net services via Siliguri-Chennai route bypassing Kolkata. But, we are not getting the adequate speed for internet. Until the proposed third internet gateway at Agartala-Cox’s Bazar is opened, it is difficult to sustain the assured service in the region,” Swer added.

He, however, pointed out that the matter of connectivity disruption both in mobile network and internet has been reported to ministry of telecommunication. And shortly, the authorities concerned would soon upgrade the telecom-infrastructure in the northeast for better connectivity.

“We are waiting for equipment for establishing Agartala-Cox’s Bazar internet gateway. Procurement order is issued and it is expected to be opened by January next year,” he added.

Poor internet connectivity of BSNL, led to disruption in banking services, online payment of utilities and other customer services in all three NE states — Tripura, Mizoram and Meghalaya — for the past one week.

The BSNL authorities blamed interruption in the main medium of communication maintained by Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd in Tripura, which ultimately affected all the internet service providers in the state.

A top BSNL official, not wanted to be quoted, said the ministry of telecommunication was also not interested to upgrade the quality of services in Mizoram and Meghalaya besides, Tripura.

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